Where the middle 50% lands.
Half earn between $46k and $143k. That band is the interquartile range. The 90th percentile sits at $226k, roughly 2.6 times the median. That upper tail is where the largest organizations cluster.
| Percentile | Total comp | Means |
|---|---|---|
| 90th | $225,726 | Top 10% of earners |
| 75th | $143,088 | 25% earn more than this |
| 50th · median | $88,398 | The typical executive |
| 25th | $46,281 | 25% earn less than this |
| 10th | $16,500 | 10% of executives earn less than this |
Bigger budgets, bigger paychecks.
Median executive pay rises with organization revenue. Each band shows the 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile of top-executive pay for environment nonprofits in that revenue range.
| Revenue band | 25th | Median | 75th | Orgs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Under $1M | $28k | $57,983 | $86k | 2,750 |
| $1M – $10M | $98k | $131,977 | $184k | 1,862 |
| $10M – $100M | $179k | $265,392 | $387k | 312 |
| $100M – $500M | $353k | $548,640 | $859k | 22 |
Pay varies by state.
District of Columbia pays $126,044 more than the national median across environment nonprofits.
Benchmark a specific Environment role
Drill into median pay for individual leadership roles within environment nonprofits.
Environment board & trustee pay norms
8% of environment nonprofits pay at least one board member or trustee, with a typical per-person payment of $38,679 across a median board of 4 paid members.
Conservation groups, environmental advocacy organizations, botanical gardens, and wildlife preservation nonprofits. Includes pollution control, land conservation, and environmental education. There are 10,983 environment organizations in our database with compensation data from IRS Form 990 filings. Use the table below to browse them, or sort by revenue, location, or number of reported executives.
Organizations in Environment
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